Hallucigenia01

“Next-generation multi-purpose vehicles with eight wheel modules”

Hallucigenia 01 is an experimental prototype vehicle, manufactured at a scale of 1/5. Hallucigenia 01 can be classiﬁed as a multi-joint robot with 32 motors. When all joints controlled, it demonstrates excellent maneuverability, for instance, it can rotate in a single spot or travel sideways with all eight wheels aligned in the same direction. Its lifting joints and swinging joints are controlled in real time for advanced mobility; it can climb a slope while keeping the body level and can go over steps. Its name, Hallucigenia, derives from an ancient creature that lived in the sea in the Cambrian period, Paleozoic Era.

Photo by Wataru Umehara

Photo by Wataru Umehara

Hallucigenia01

The Hallucigenia Project is a joint research effort of L. E. D., fuRo, and Creative Box